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The TPP What You're Not Being Told

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what is the TPP the average person has
00:00:03.740 00:00:03.750 never heard of it and most of those who
00:00:05.599 00:00:05.609 have couldn't tell you what it is that's
00:00:08.059 00:00:08.069 no accident the TPP aka the
00:00:11.419 00:00:11.429 trans-pacific partnership is a trade
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00:00:17.090 00:00:17.100 u.s. Australia Brunei Canada Chile
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00:00:22.189 00:00:22.199 Singapore and Vietnam a lot of people
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00:00:27.410 00:00:27.420 some reason the public is not allowed to
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00:00:30.830 00:00:30.840 lawmakers were sure about to vote on
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00:00:37.940 00:00:37.950 strikes you as fishy you're not alone we
00:00:40.760 00:00:40.770 the people don't get a word to say about
00:00:42.350 00:00:42.360 the TPP multinational corporations do
00:00:45.350 00:00:45.360 there are 600 corporate representatives
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00:00:52.189 00:00:52.199 employers interest not ours the public
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00:00:56.750 00:00:56.760 this agreement contents of leaked drafts
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00:01:02.750 00:01:02.760 you might have heard some people focus
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00:01:05.660 00:01:05.670 cause the US economy to lose jobs much
00:01:07.969 00:01:07.979 like NAFTA did only worse though this
00:01:11.030 00:01:11.040 concern may be valid it's hardly the
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00:01:14.390 00:01:14.400 real danger lies in a way that this
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00:01:18.230 00:01:18.240 nations the TPP would create a system of
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00:01:39.950 00:01:39.960 but are not limited to intellectual
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00:02:01.160 00:02:01.170 doesn't matter what the people voted for
00:02:02.630 00:02:02.640 an example of what this would look like
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00:02:20.979 00:02:20.989 in fact the intellectual property rights
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00:02:54.890 00:02:54.900 well the TPP is only one of several
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00:03:07.460 00:03:07.470 make no mistake there's more to come
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00:03:33.439 00:03:33.449 it appears that those who line their
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00:03:38.659 00:03:38.669 isn't enough for the corporate ruling
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00:03:44.990 00:03:45.000 completely how does that make you feel
00:03:48.009 00:03:48.019 well don't waste your time telling me
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00:04:03.020 00:04:03.030 you're a resident of any of the
00:04:04.189 00:04:04.199 countries involved in a TTP or the TTIP
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00:04:08.149 00:04:08.159 walking haircuts presiding over your
00:04:09.740 00:04:09.750 particular region let them know that you
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00:04:18.500 00:04:18.510 he'll take this as far as you let them
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